aflutter: what her heart felt when she saw him step onto the sand
capricious: as the sister of unpredictable, she knew this to be part of the enticement
elegy: the reflective story she wrote after their four-hour romantic encounter
ennui: how she felt when she was with her last lover
ephemeral: how she summed up the nature of their rendezvous
fantasize: what she did when she couldn’t be with him
faux pas: what he made when he’d asked if she had liposuction
fervent: how she felt once they climbed into bed together and snuggled under the heated blanket
fortuitous: the nature of their chance encounter on a nude beach on the day where no one else showed up
lascivious: the way she described his lust; a praying mantis closing in on a new found bug
maxim: the general truth was that it was all a dream
muse: his affect on her creativity whenever his eyes slipped under her skin
nexus: the center of their orgasmic moment seemed to last for an eternity
nidget: what she called the person who said they’d be sexually incompatible
nugget: the lump of firm gold found in his pants
orchid: the beautiful showy flower which in Greek describes his testicle
purple: the psychic color uniting their spirits
rhetoric: his word choice at the right moment sending her into an orgasmic frenzy
serendipitous: their midnight encounter which was meant to be
tenacious: the determination of two kindred spirits sharing multi-orgasmic moments
sticky wicket: a situation where there is no way out—they could have been caught in the act
vehement: their feeling as the knock on the door interrupted their evening’s pinnacle
wanderlust: having the need to escape extremely quickly
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Diana Raab, Ph.D., is an award-winning poet, memoirist, blogger, speaker, and author of nine books and over 500 articles and poems. She’s also editor of two anthologies, Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency and Writers and Their Notebooks. Raab’s two memoirs are Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal and Healing With Words: A Writer’s Cancer Journey.
She is a regular blogger for Psychology Today, Huffington Post and PsychAlive. Her forthcoming book, Writing for Bliss: A Seven- Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life is due out in 2017 by Loving Healing Press. Read more here: http://www.dianaraab.com
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